I am delighted to share my review today for The Therapist by B.A. Paris.I have read several of this authors books and this latest one is deceptive and intriguing.

I received this book from the publisher HQ for an honest review.

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive…

As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating, grisly secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before.

Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbours are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem…

The million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author B.A. Paris returns to her heartland of gripping psychological suspense in this powerful tale of a house that holds a shocking secret.

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MY REVIEW...

Having read some of this authors books previously I was really looking forward to reading her latest one, The Therapist. The synopsis is brief but does hint a deception, secrets and obsession.

This was a book that I easily found myself enjoying, Alice is the main character and she has just moved in with her other half. He has bought a house in a gated community, even though they have been together for several months, due to work they have only seen each other at weekends.

The gated community is known as The Circle, it is a community that is quite close-knit and they are aware of what tends to go on. Alice is nervous about being the newcomer, but on the whole, she does find everyone pretty welcoming.

AS she gets to know people she gradually starts to settle, but something about the house isn't right. The neighbours aren't that forthcoming with what they know. So how will she get to the bottom of what she feels may be important, and also why has she not been told the details beforehand?

This is an excellent psychological thriller, it does have a series sense at times, but this was more a mystery that I needed to get to the bottom of. As I read further I got to know some of the neighbours, and I was not a fan of all of them. The author does such a wonderful job of seeding doubt into the reader that I never knew who if anyone was being completely honest and open.

The secrets and deceit are added to with a good amount of misdirection. I will say I had this sussed. Yeah, right I then changed my mind lol. I then again worked it out, but nowhere close to any of the reasons I thought they would be. Talk about a nice twist at the end with how the author dealt with a rather grand finale.

This was one of those intriguing reads from start to finish, Alice isn't a straightforward character and her past is discussed and gives credence to some of her decisions in the story. This is one that I enjoyed and would have happily read in a couple of sittings, but work does tend to be a bit of a priority!

This is one for those who like a good twisted psychological thriller, it is atmospheric and a really good read. It is one I would definitely recommend.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR...

B.A. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma and The Therapist. Having sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, she is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller as well as a number one bestseller on Amazon and iBooks. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages, and Film and TV rights to Behind Closed Doors have been optioned. She is currently based in the UK.

Follow B.A. on Twitter and Instagram at @baparisauthor. You can also find her on Facebook, Goodreads, and BookBub.

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